Insiders (TV series)

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Insiders analyses and discusses Australian politics with the use of a panel of political journalists and columnists and interviews with prominent politicians and commentators. Broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on Sunday mornings at 9 am, the show also features many regular commentators from various Australian media outlets and think tanks.

The program is presented by veteran political journalist Barrie Cassidy.

The program also appears on ABC2 on Sundays at 9am and Mondays at 7:25am.

Contents

[edit] Special Segments

[edit] Your Shout

The Your Shout segment gives a member of the public a chance to air a grievance or sound off about topical political issues that concern them, in a short, pre-recorded film shown during the programme. It appears that the programme attempts to ensure that the members of the public selected from week to week represent a broad range of political opinion and are spread across different parts in Australia.

[edit] Talking Pictures

Presented by Mike Bowers, the Talking Pictures segment analyses political cartoons and photographs featured in the nation's newspapers from the previous week.

[edit] Regular Commentators and Panelists

Commentator Background
Paul Kelly Editor-at-large, The Australian
Mike Bowers Managing Editor (Photographics), The Sydney Morning Herald
Piers Akerman Journalist and Columnist, Sydney's Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
Andrew Bolt Assistant Editor, Melbourne's Herald Sun
Malcolm Farr Chief Political Reporter, Sydney's Daily Telegraph
Gerard Henderson Executive Director, Sydney Institute
Karen Middleton National Political Correspondent, SBS
Matt Price Political Journalist, The Australian
Misha Schubert Political Journalist, The Age
Brian Toohey Columnist, Australian Financial Review, Sun Herald and West Australian
Virginia Trioli Morning Show presenter, 702 ABC Sydney
Lenore Taylor National Affairs writer, Australian Financial Review
George Megalogenis Senior writer, The Australian
David Marr Columnist/Reporter, The Sydney Morning Herald.